Market Analyst

This vacancy is currently open to internal candidates only!

This is a remote role based anywhere within our European countries of operation. You must be a permanent resident of that country and legally authorised to work there.

Our Company

Autovista Group, a part of J.D. Power provides trusted pricing and specification insights for Europe’s automotive decision makers. We have a presence in over 20 countries across Europe and Australia. We focus on the provision of automotive data, insight and intelligence to the automotive sector, offering products and solutions for every stage of a vehicle’s lifecycle. Deploying our experts’ skills, our depth in data, analytical precision and geographical reach, we are shaping the future of global mobility together with our clients.

The Department

The Car To Market (CTM) & Consulting department is adding insights to Autovista Group’s data to support our automotive clients in driving their business success. Car To Market is a standardised consulting study that provides advice to manufacturers on how to optimise the launch and residual value performance of a new vehicle. Besides Car To Market studies, the team conducts RVTCOrelated consulting projects.

The Role

As an Automotive Market Analyst, you get to know new cars before they appear on the market at clients’ launch events. You conduct detailed vehicle assessments for European markets. You will engage with established car manufacturers as well as new automotive brands entering Europe, for example from China, and you will provide critical input in their decisionmaking around product and commercialisation strategies.

In your daily work, you benchmark upcoming vehicles versus competitors and obtain the buyin from the quality manager. Your indepth research of the competitive landscape, market trends, and analyses of the strategic data supplied by our clients allows you to assess the future strengths and weaknesses of the vehicle. Our primary concern in a CTM study is to optimise the tobelaunched vehicle’s performance on new and usedcar markets. You will develop recommendations on how to improve the residual values forecast and continuously communicate with the project coordinator regarding customer requirements and project progress. Furthermore, you will engage directly with our customers when presenting and defending the results of our study. You will also play a crucial role in optimising our CTM methodology and processes, supporting the creation of market reports and engaging in consulting studies to develop Autovista Groups thought leadership. The position is a great stepping stone to further develop your automotive expertise, and we offer you a truly international role. The role provides you access to one of the most important industries in Europe, which is engaging in a fundamental transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.

The Candidate

We are seeking a Market Analyst to join our team with a focus on conducting detailed vehicle assessments for European markets, particularly the Big5, including marketspecific benchmarking of upcoming vehicle launches against competitors while securing buyin from the quality manager and project coordinator. The role involves presenting and explaining project results to clients and third parties as well as attending clients’ vehicle launch events.
You will be responsible for researching the market to ensure our knowledge base remains current and supporting the continuous optimisation of CTM processes and methodology. You will respond to ad hoc customer enquiries related to studies and maintain close communication with the project coordinator regarding information status customer requirements and project progress.
You will also conduct the creation of white papers market reports and consulting studies to deepen your understanding of the automotive industry and contribute to Autovista Group’s thought leadership.

We are looking for candidates with a university degree in a relevant field such as business administration or engineering or equivalent training gained through formal education or onthejob experience.
Some relevant work experience is preferred along with a strong interest in cars mobility and the automotive market and ideally good knowledge of one or more of the Big5 automotive markets.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills are essential as is a natural aptitude for working with data and figures. The ability to manage time efficiently and work independently is important as are strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset.
You should have strong communication and presentation skills including the ability to write clear reports and a high level of drive and persistence.
Proficiency in MS Office particularly Excel and PowerPoint is expected along with a very good command of spoken and written English additional language skills are a plus. We value openness to other cultures and require a driving licence for passenger cars as well as availability to travel.

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The Benefits

We have a range of excellent group wide benefits like our fully flexible working policy, a wellbeing allowance aimed at alleviating some of the additional expenditure when working from home, reimbursements for your home workstation, mental and physical wellbeing support including anything from eye care vouchers to online guidance on sleep, fitness, nutrition, stress awareness and more. We also want to see you develop and grow in your career and our Learning and Development team run year round courses to support this.

Autovista Group is a Fully Flexible organisation. Our goal is for our people to feel free to work where, when and how they choose, within their country of employment, to enable colleagues to balance their personal interests with their work commitments and deliverables, to support a happier and healthier way of life. Performance will be judged on output and colleagues will be trusted to manage their working time effectively to meet work deadlines and goals whilst ensuring their wellbeing is prioritised.